{"id":138502448,"date":"2014-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/2014-donald-w-reynolds-governors-cup-finalists-and-semi-finalists-announced\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:07:05","slug":"2014-donald-w-reynolds-governors-cup-finalists-and-semi-finalists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/2014-donald-w-reynolds-governors-cup-finalists-and-semi-finalists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Donald W. Reynolds Governor\u2019s Cup Finalists and Semi-Finalists Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Top teams move on to oral presentations<\/h2>\n<p>  <center>  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/118707082?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>  <\/center>The best business plans from college and university teams statewide were recently selected to compete in the next round of the state\u2019s premier business plan competition.  Teams from seven Arkansas colleges and universities were announced today as finalists in the <a title=\"Donald W. Reynolds Governor\u2019s Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/aeaf\/govcup\/\">14<sup>th<\/sup> annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor\u2019s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition<\/a> that is managed by The<strong> Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation<\/strong>, an affiliate of The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group.  On March 18 at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock, Ark., the 12 advancing semi-finalist undergraduate teams will make a 20-minute presentation to volunteer judges from the state\u2019s business and entrepreneurial sectors. Afterward, they will answer questions from judges for 15 minutes. Two judges\u2019 panels will determine the six finalist undergraduate teams. The six undergraduate finalist teams, along with the six graduate finalist teams, will compete in the last round of oral presentations for first-, second- and third-place prizes March 19 at the Embassy Suites.<!--more-->  Again this year, teams will compete for cash prizes totaling $144,000, which will be awarded during the Donald W. Reynolds Governor\u2019s Cup awards luncheon, Wednesday, April 9, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.  The 2014 semi-finalists and finalists are:  <\/p>\n<h3>Undergraduate Innovation Finalists<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Arleesa, LLC \u2013 John Brown University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">BioBotic Solutions \u2013 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">PUREnovation, Inc. \u2013 Ouachita Baptist University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Graduate Innovation Finalists<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Datavis \u2013 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">HemaNotics \u2013 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">LumaDrop \u2013 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Undergraduate Semi-Finalists<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">ABC Organic Soul Food \u2013 Arkansas Baptist College<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Anova Energy \u2013 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Arleesa, LLC \u2013 John Brown University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">BioBotic Solutions \u2013 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Funding Fathers \u2013 John Brown University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Guardian Angel \u2013 Harding University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Hitch-A-Que \u2013 Harding University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">IDA: Inexpensive Daily Assistant \u2013 Harding University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">LaunchPad Invents, LLC \u2013 Arkansas State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">ServeNow \u2013 Ouachita Baptist University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">TruBake Technologies \u2013 John Brown University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">WaterPulse Technologies \u2013 Ouachita Baptist University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Graduate Finalists<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Datavis \u2013 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">HemaNotics \u2013 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">LumaDrop \u2013 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">talentt \u2013 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Tethystructure \u2013 Arkansas State University, Jonesboro<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">The Argenta Center \u2013 Hendrix College<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  The 2014 Donald W. Reynolds Governor\u2019s Cup Chairman-level sponsors for the competition are Arkansas Business; Delta Plastics; Farm Bureau; and Money &amp; Politics Magazine. <a title=\"Sponsorship &amp; Ticket Information\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/aeaf\/govcup\/become-a-sponsor\/\">Sponsorships and tables for the event are still available.<\/a>  The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group of companies empower entrepreneurs by providing capital in conjunction with community banks to businesses through its capital availability products and advocating for entrepreneurs through capital, educational, and technological improvements. The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group serves as the platform from which new opportunities are launched. In addition to the flagship company, Arkansas Capital Corporation, there are seven affiliate and partner companies, including, Six Bridges Capital Corporation, Arkansas Capital Relending Corporation, Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation, Heartland Renaissance Fund, Connect Arkansas, Pine State Regional Center, and SouthWind Analytics. To learn more, visit <a title=\"Arkansas Capital Corporation Group\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/\">www.arcapital.com<\/a>.  <strong>AEAF<\/strong><b> <\/b>was\u00a0established in 1999, and is a private, non-profit\u00a0corporation dedicated to education-based initiatives\u00a0that promote and foster the development of innovation\u00a0and entrepreneurship within Arkansas. With broad\u00a0support from the state\u2019s business community,\u00a0<strong>AEAF\u2019s<\/strong><b>\u00a0<\/b>purpose is to nurture people and ideas to generate\u00a0future Arkansas entrepreneurs.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top teams move on to oral presentations The best business plans from college and university teams statewide were recently selected to compete in the next round of the state\u2019s premier business plan competition. Teams from seven Arkansas colleges and universities were announced today as finalists in the 14th annual Donald W. 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